{"product_id":"positive-political-theory-ii-david-austen-smith-9780472068944","title":"Positive Political Theory II: Strategy and Structure","description":"\"A major piece of work . . . a classic. There is no\u003cbr\u003eother book like it.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Norman Schofield, Washington University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The authors succeed brilliantly in tackling a large\u003cbr\u003enumber of important questions concerning the\u003cbr\u003einteraction among voters and elected representatives\u003cbr\u003ein the political arena, using a common, rigorous\u003cbr\u003elanguage.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Antonio Merlo, University of Pennsylvania \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePositive Political Theory II: Strategy and Structure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis the second volume in Jeffrey Banks and David\u003cbr\u003eAusten-Smith's monumental study of the links\u003cbr\u003ebetween individual preferences and collective choice.\u003cbr\u003eThe book focuses on representative systems, including\u003cbr\u003eboth elections and legislative decision-making\u003cbr\u003eprocesses, clearly connecting individual preferences to\u003cbr\u003ecollective outcomes. This book is not a survey. Rather, \u003cbr\u003eit is the coherent, cumulative result of the authors'\u003cbr\u003ebrilliant efforts to indirectly connect preferences to\u003cbr\u003ecollective choice through strategic behaviors such as\u003cbr\u003eagenda-selection and voting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book will be an invaluable reference and teaching\u003cbr\u003etool for economists and political scientists, and an\u003cbr\u003eessential companion to any scholar interested in the\u003cbr\u003elatest theoretical advances in positive political theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Austen-Smith, Jeffrey S. Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472068946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472068944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"David Austen-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756451393791,"sku":"9780472068944","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d37df82-ed47-46f3-9b06-d9721bdcda8e.jpg?v=1706593025","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/positive-political-theory-ii-david-austen-smith-9780472068944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}